Roy Rogers went hunting for mountain lion in western Montana. Actually being a city slicker, Roy stopped at a local outfitter's shop to get all the supplies he would need before setting out on the hunt.

He purchased a new rifle and scabbord to attach to Trigger's saddle. He purchased a new tent, all the cooking supplies he would need for an extended stay in the mountains and purchased a new pair of boots just for the the hunt. Roy set off into the mountains, set up camp and then struck out to find himself a mountain lion.

Three days of intense hunting left Roy very tired. At the end of the day he pulled off his boots, crawled into his tent, and went to sleep. In the middle of the night, a large mountain lion strolled into his camp and destroyed almost everything. He clawed up Trigger's saddle, gnawed the butt stock off of Roy's new rifle and ate Roy's new boots.

The next morning Roy awoke and became furious at the destruction caused by the mountain lion. He made a vow to himself that he would get that beast if it was the last thing he ever did. In stocking feet, he rode Trigger bareback back to town to replace all of the items that the mountain lion had destroyed. He searched long and hard for the beast and after more than a week and a half, he found the mountain lion sleeping in the afternoon sun on a large rock. He shot the mountain lion, tied it onto the back of his saddle and rode back into town with his trophy.

As he rode down the main street of town he was stopped by one of the locals who asked, "Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that ate your new shoes?"

(Think Andrew Sisters)

Choo Choo.

I liked that one (both the joke and the song)...and Cobbler apparently doesn't mind giving his age away!

Dan

Roy Rogers went hunting for mountain lion in western Montana. Actually being a city slicker, Roy stopped at a local outfitter's shop to get all the supplies he would need before setting out on the hunt.

He purchased a new rifle and scabbord to attach to Trigger's saddle. He purchased a new tent, all the cooking supplies he would need for an extended stay in the mountains and purchased a new pair of boots just for the the hunt. Roy set off into the mountains, set up camp and then struck out to find himself a mountain lion.

Three days of intense hunting left Roy very tired. At the end of the day he pulled off his boots, crawled into his tent, and went to sleep. In the middle of the night, a large mountain lion strolled into his camp and destroyed almost everything. He clawed up Trigger's saddle, gnawed the butt stock off of Roy's new rifle and ate Roy's new boots.

The next morning Roy awoke and became furious at the destruction caused by the mountain lion. He made a vow to himself that he would get that beast if it was the last thing he ever did. In stocking feet, he rode Trigger bareback back to town to replace all of the items that the mountain lion had destroyed. He searched long and hard for the beast and after more than a week and a half, he found the mountain lion sleeping in the afternoon sun on a large rock. He shot the mountain lion, tied it onto the back of his saddle and rode back into town with his trophy.

As he rode down the main street of town he was stopped by one of the locals who asked, "Pardon me Roy, is that the cat that ate your new shoes?"

(Think Andrew Sisters)

I believe that last line should read "...the cat that chewed your new shoes?"

Took me a little while to catch that one, wonder what that says about my age? :D

Although I feel that old, I am not. It is one of the song my mother sang around the house when I was a kid. Others include:

? Mares eat oats...?
Sweet violets
How much is that doggie in the window
Beautiful Dreamer

I have to go now... I feel the need to call my mother.